Mercator has recently seen an increase in import traffic of shipping from the USA to the UK. If you have freight to ship from the USA to the UK then there are a few decisions you need to make before arranging the shipment.
The main decision is whether you want to use a sea or air freight service from the USA. The biggest difference is, of course, time (and cost). If you’re short on time and can afford it, then you might wish to choose air freight from the USA to the UK. Likewise, if your consignment is of significant value or particularly delicate then air freight might be your first choice. However, if you do not have any shipping time constraints and you want to save yourself some money, then you could choose a sea freight shipping package. The location in the USA of your shipment will affect the sea freight shipping transit time. Sea freight shipping times from the USA to the UK vary from anything from 7 days from New York, up to over 30 days from Los Angeles (which transits via the Panama Canal).
Mercator can tailor a bespoke freight package for your shipment from the USA to the UK. Our UK import team can arrange all or part of the shipping for you. For example, if you have bought a large machine just outside New York and the terms you have bought it means that you need to take care of all aspects of the shipping yourself, then our team can arrange for collection in the USA and packing into a container, transit to the New York sea port, sea freight to the UK, customs clearance in the UK, and onward delivery to your door in the UK. If however, you have bought a car (for example) which includes all freight to the port in the UK, then our shipping team can arrange for clearance through UK customs and onward delivery to your door in the UK.
Thanks to our membership of the worldwide freight forwarding network MarcoPoloLine (MPL), we have contacts in several offices across the USA who can assist with the aspects of your shipment in the USA for you. These contacts are tried and tested, so you can be sure that your cargo is in safe hands.
So if you have a shipment to arrange from the USA to the UK, whether it’s foodstuffs which packs onto one pallet, or a whole 40 foot shipping container, our team has the experience, knowledge and local US contacts to get your shipment from the USA to the UK on time and in budget.
Give us a call today to discuss your shipping from the USA to the UK +44 2392 756 575, or you can email on sales@mercatorcargo.co.uk
The freight forwarding port of Charleston, South Carolina in the USA, has seen a recent increase in shipping container traffic; handling over 1.5 million equivalents of 20ft containers at its two container terminals last year.
Charleston container port has been named the fastest growing container port on the USA’s East Coast between January and November last year. This increase in size and capacity makes it an ideal port for freight forwarders to ship cargo via sea freight to and from for an efficient and reliable service.
Part of the port’s successes in the increase of container traffic is due to the improved export services and new carrier services to places such as Vietnam and Australia via ocean freight. These improved links between (for example) the USA and Vietnam add to the sea freight forwarding list of options of routes and destination ports.
Charleston container port has stated that it wishes to continue this growth, in particular increasing refrigerated cargo (in refrigerated containers sometimes known as reefers), forest and agricultural products and container imports for e-commerce retailers.
If you would like to speak to a member of the Mercator Cargo team today to discuss your import from Charleston, USA, or an export to the United States, call us today- Tel. 02392 756 575. Email: sales@mercatorcargo.co.uk.
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